CNBC loves U.S. Global Investors almost as much as Lipper does. John Derrick, U.S. Global’s director of research, weighs in on GE’s very disappointing first quarter earnings report from this morning. — Sean M. Wood
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U.S. Global Investors Inc. has been raking in the accolades for its funds. Most recently its World Prescious Minerals Fund won the Lipper Fund Award for the gold-oriented fund with the best performance over a five-year period. It’s Global Resources Fund won the Lipper Fund Award in the natural resources category for its performance over […]
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(American Airlines) It’s not back to normal yet. But it’s closer. Here’s your daily American Airlines update, a public service of Clocking In. The latest from airline spokesman Tim Wagner: “9 departures cancelled today from SAT.” That’s more than 50 percent flying. Woo-hoo! American had 226 of its 300 MD-80s in service Friday morning. Still, […]
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At least no flights have been canceled. Just when you thought there couldn’t be more troubling airline news, Frontier Airlines announced today that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Frontier has three daily departures from San Antonio, all to Denver. The good news is that Frontier says its operations won’t be effected. Just so […]
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(Jist Publishing) We’ve got an overflowing bookshelf, so let’s get to it. • “The PITA Principle” by Robert Orndorff and Dulin Clark. This book doesn’t come out until July, but Clocking In just loved the subtitle. “How to Work with and Avoid Becoming a Pain In The Ass.” • “The Baseball Economist. The Real Game […]
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(SeaWorld San Antonio) New Sidewinders slide. As part of SeaWorld San Antonio’s 20th birthday celebration Thursday, park officials announced a new water ride in its Lost Lagoon area that will debut this summer. Sidewinders will take guests on tubes in 90-degree turns after leaving the launch tower. Guests have to climb a 48-foot tower, before […]
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There have been more than 90 comments about the lawsuit between USAA and Marine Capt. John Colombero. Now USAA wants its chance to respond to some of those comments. So here you go. “My name is Paul Berry, and under full disclosure, I work in USAA’s Corporate Communications Department. I want to set the record […]
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May was to be the month that CPS Energy had hoped to raise utility rates and the month that the higher charges would appear on customers’ bills. But the rate increase, which would add $6 to $7 to the average residential customer’s bill, still has to be approved by San Antonio’s city council. After lengthy […]
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(American Airlines) American Airlines keeps inspecting those MD-80s. If it’s Thursday in San Antonio and you’re an American Airlines passenger, the chances are you’re not going anywhere. The airline has canceled another 900 flights today as it continues to inspect the wiring on its fleet of MD-80 aircraft. To those poor, stranded passengers who have […]
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